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Lithuanian pianist and painter (born 1983)
Victor Paukstelis (Viktoras Paukštelis) (born May 25, 1983) is a Lithuanian
pianist and
painter.
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Victor Paukstelis Viktoras Paukštelis |
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Born | (1983-05-25) May 25, 1983 (age 41) |
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Origin | Vilnius, Lithuania |
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Occupation(s) | Pianist and painter |
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Musical artist
Early life and education
Paukstelis was born in
Vilnius,
Lithuania. A graduate of the
National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art and
Balys Dvarionas Music School, he has obtained a
Bachelor's,
Master's and a
Licentiate of Arts degree from the
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, a
Bachelor's and
Master's degree from
Vilnius Academy of Arts and has studied at
Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
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Professional career
Pianist
Paukstelis' repertoire includes piano music by
Jean-Philippe Rameau,
Domenico Scarlatti,
Anatoly Lyadov,
Alexander Scriabin,
César Franck. He also plays music pieces composed by his brother Vytautas Paukstelis. Victor is the head judge on the judge panel of Musica Amabile young Lithuanian pianists' competitions.
Festivals and competitions
- 2002:
Verbier Festival, Switzerland (tutored by
Gary Graffman and
Boris Petrushansky).
- 2002, 2003:
The Music Festival of Pite Alvdal, Sweden (tutored by
Jiri Hlinka).
- 2003:
The International Holland Music Sessions Festival, the
Netherlands (tutored by
Mikhail Voskresensky).
- 2004:
West Chester University, United States (tutored by
Anthony di Bonaventura).
- 2005: Yamaha Pianist Competition, Lithuania.
- 2008:
Accademia Internationale di Musica di Cagliari, Italy.
- 2009: Albert Roussel scholarship Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris,
[3] France.
- 2010:
Cite des Arts de Paris
[4] scholarship, France.
- 2015 March 26: A recital at
Berlin Philharmonic 'Recital of Restless Paintings',
Berlin, Germany.
- 2015 September 27: A solo recital at
Carnegie Hall 'Recital of Restless Paintings',
New York City, United States.
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- 2016 October 27: A solo recital at
Musikeverien, 'Recital of Restless Paintings'in
Vienna, Austria
- 2016 November 30: A solo recital at
Carnegie Hall, NYC, USA.
Painter
Solo exhibitions:
- 2012:
Beatrice Grinceviciute Museum,
[7] Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2013: Beatrice Grinceviciute Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2014: Marija and Jurgis Slapeliu Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2016: Pylimo gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2016:
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre,
Niagara-on-the-Lake,
ON, Canada.
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- 2017: exhibition "Eclipse" at "Music gallery", Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2017: exhibition “Belvedere”, in gallery "Meno forma“,
Kaunas.
- 2018: exhibition "Vanishing Portraits" at gallery "Akademija", Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2018: exhibition "I Cannot Remember Her Name" at gallery "Kunstkamera", Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition "Cultural Landscapes" at
I. Kant public library, department of art, Klaipėda, Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition "The Dream of an Ornithologist" at gallery “Baroti“, Klaipėda, Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition „House of Jäger“ at gallery "Kunstkamera", Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2020: exhibition "The Dream of an Ornithologist" at
Town Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2020: exhibition „Zealand” at Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2021: exhibition "Gambit" at
Klaipeda Culture Communication Center, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
- 2022: exhibition "Dehermetization" at Lukiškės Prison 2.0, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2022: exhibition "Forbidden Landscape" at The Samogitian Art Museum, Mykolas Oginskis Palace, Plungė, Lithuania.
- 2023: exhibition "Viktoras Paukštelis. Chromatica. Painting (2020–2023)" at M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum Of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Combined exhibitions:
Selected group exhibitions:
- 2013:
Donelaitis 2013,
Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2013: The Anatomy of the 21st Century, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2016: exhibition „WUNDERKAMERAden“ in gallery "Meno forma“,
Kaunas.
- 2017: exhibition „Khôra“ at
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk,
Poland.
- 2018: Art Fair "
ArtVilnius'18", Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition "Carnival" at
Pamenkalnis gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition "Recommendation" at
Klaipeda Culture Communication Center, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
- 2021: "Biennale Européenne des Blancs Manteaux", „La Halle des Blancs Manteaux“, Paris, FR
- 2023 / 2024: VILNIUS VIBES, Angermuseum, Erfurt, Germany
- 2023 / 2024: 7TH BIENNIAL OF PAINTING, Hrvatsko društvo likovnih umjetnika, Zagreb, Croatia
Paukstelis presented his animated painting project “Restless Paintings” in
Austria ,
Germany,
USA, and
Sweden.
Discography
- 2013: 'Bach Liszt Debussy Victor Paukstelis' (Baltic Optical Disc)
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- 2014: 'Bach Lyadov Scriabin Piano Music' (Sheva Collection)
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- 2015: 'Rameau Schumann Franck'(Sheva Collection)
- 2020: 'Mozart, Beethoven, Pärt, Chopin' (Sheva Collection)
References
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